A simulation study of hardware-oriented DSM approaches

Author

Grujic, Aleksandra ; Tomasevic, Milo ; Milutinovic

Author_Institution

Belgrade Univ., Serbia

Volume

4

Issue

1

fYear

1996

Firstpage

74

Lastpage

83

Abstract

Distributed shared memory (DSM) combines the advantages of shared-memory multiprocessors and distributed computer systems. Evaluations of four experimental or commercial approaches to hardware DSM show its potential for large-scale, high-performance multiprocessor systems. Such an analysis helps in developing guidelines and practical recommendations to further improve existing systems. The four approaches are Dash (Directory Architecture for Shared Memory), SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface), DDM (Data Diffusion Machine) and KSR1 (Kendall Square Research-1)

Keywords

distributed memory systems; performance evaluation; shared memory systems; virtual machines; DDM; Dash; Data Diffusion Machine; Directory Architecture for Shared Memory; KSR1; Kendall Square Research; SCI; Scalable Coherent Interface; distributed computer systems; distributed shared memory; hardware-oriented approaches; large-scale high-performance multiprocessor systems; shared-memory multiprocessors; simulation study; Analytical models; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Distributed decision making; Hardware; High performance computing; Memory architecture; Multiprocessing systems; Power system modeling; Software maintenance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1063-6552

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/88.481689

Filename

481689